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Application of Robotic Process Automation technology in education

DOI: 10.21293/1818-0442-2023-26-2-88-92

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Abstract: The article presents an analysis of the robotic process automa-tion methodology and its operation and architecture principles. An educational sphere, in particular a higher educational institu-tion, was chosen for the implementation of the RPA system. The range of tasks suitable for robotization is described, and the context of the system operation was also determined. Based on these data, an RPA model in the field of education was created. An assessment of the increase in performance indicators based on cases of the introduction of such systems from open sources was made. The main advantages of the implementation were: improving the speed and accuracy of administrative operations, fast and high-quality verification of students' work, improved user experience of people interacting with the system. A func-tional model of the assistant's RPA system and its software implementation were created.

Keywords: robotics, automation, artificial intelligence, robotic process automation, education

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Kutukov N. Yu., Vazhdaev A. N. Application of Robotic Process Automation technology in education. Doklady Tomskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta sistem upravleniya i radioelektroniki, 2023, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 88–92. DOI: 10.21293/1818-0442-2023-26-2-88-92

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Kutukov N. Yu. , Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics (Tomsk, Russia)
Vazhdaev A. N. , Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics (Tomsk, Russia)

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